Memorial services for Frank Buckles
March 11, 2011 06:44 PM
| Frank Buckles
Dear Friends of the World War I Memorial Foundation: We now have information on memorial services for Frank Buckles. Mr. Buckles will lie in repose for public visitation on Sunday, March 13 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm and on Monday, March 14 from 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm, at Gawler's Funeral Home in Bethesda, MD. Click here for further information.Mr. Buckles will then lie in honor in the Amphitheater
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Daughter Susannah Buckles Flanagan responds to outpouring of sympathy for the passing of Frank W. Buckles
March 5, 2011 03:58 PM
| Frank Buckles
Charles Town, W.Va. — March 5, 2011- My family and I have received a tremendous outpouring of support from thousands of Americans and people from countries all over the world who have extended their condolences for the loss of my father, Frank Woodruff Buckles. My father was a humble and soft-spoken gentleman who did not seek honor or recognition for himself, but in the last few years of his
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The passing of the last surviving American veteran of World War I, Frank Woodruff Buckles
March 3, 2011 10:22 AM
| Frank Buckles
Dear Friends of the World War I Memorial Foundation:We are sad to note the passing of our honorary chairman and the last surviving American veteran of World War I, Frank Woodruff Buckles, at age 110 at his home in Charles Town, W. Va. Mr. Buckles was an extraordinary man who lived an extraordinary life, of which his service in World War I was but one small part. Below are links to various
The American Legion: ‘Not for his sake, but for theirs’
January 30, 2011 12:57 PM
| Frank Buckles, American Legion
Foundation Honorary Chairman Frank Buckles was featured in The American Legion Magazine "Rapid Fire" with the story "Not for his sake, but for theirs."Writer Christopher Lancette reports"Frank Buckles nearly tumbled out of his wheelchair as he made his way along the crumbling stone walkway leading to the District of Columbia War Memorial on the National Mall in Washington. Algae had turned green
NBC Washington Features Memorial's Planned Restoration
July 20, 2010 06:28 PM
| National Park Service, restoration, Frank Buckles
NBC Washington's July 16, 2010, feature story on the memorial highlighted Frank Buckles's support for re-dedication as a National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial.
